I was playing around with better-sftp contrib node and needed to convert my data (string) to a buffer. And I couldn't immediately think of how to do that (sans coding) Best I came up with was to put two Base64 nodes back to back and convert to base64 and then decode back to a buffer. Any other wa…

I needed this again and I finally came up with a core node solution :slight_smile: [image] [image] [image] [image]

Knowing your aversion to Function nodes :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: there is always node-red-contrib-buffer-parser - it includes a "buffer maker" node. [chrome_plPSKCw54A] [ { "id": "e9afa1b55fbb814c", "type": "buffer-maker", "z": "4cad319b1add5007", "name": …

I think I'm coming around to thing of a feature request to get the change node to have conversion options in it e.g. number <> string, string <> buffer/array Or maybe I just need to do a PR on the better-sftp node to handle string input and convert internally :slight_smile:

[image] Steve-Mcl: I will share the 1 line of JS One day I must introduce to to a wonderful low-code programming environment designed for people not to have to learn the worst programming language of all time :slight_smile:

[image] cymplecy: the worst programming language of all time :rofl: Obviously, you never had the joy of LISP, Prolog, C and IBM370 assembly!

And now I need that shelf category for my own thread! :slight_smile:

Come on folks - answer the OP - are there any no-code alternatives using core nodes? :slight_smile:

Well, might not be what you want to hear but a 1 line function node becomes no-code once it has been written and put into a sub-flow. As for the shelf - that's what you get when you diss people's languages :grinning:

[image] cymplecy: are there any no-code alternatives using core nodes core no - there is this :point_down:... [image] Steve-Mcl: node-red-contrib-buffer-parser - it includes a "buffer maker" node. [chrome_plPSKCw54A] ... and there is protobuf and lastly there is this:

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